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| =====Conditional mood===== | | ===Interrogative pronouns=== |
| The '''conditional''' mood is used to convey wish and probability. It is regularly used both in main and dependent clauses.
| | Basic interrogative pronouns display two different roots: |
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| In simple tenses, the subjunctive widely features the infix -as-, which is placed between the root and the personal endings. Thus, other normal consonantal dropping or alteration anomalies in the indicative mood do not take place.
| | *<small>''quality'':</small> '''ṫjejm-''' |
| | *<small>''quantity'':</small> '''sjowp-''' |
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| ======Present tense======
| | When taking a noun role, the root is usually expanded by the nominal suffix '''-e-'''. |
| The '''present''' is a simple tense. The infix -as- and the personal endings are added to the verbal roots:
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| | '''ṫjejm-''' → '''ṫjejm-''' + '''-e-''' → '''ṫjejme''' |
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| | <small>''interr.'' → ''what?, who?''</small> |
| | style="width: 70px;"| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || style="width: 140px;"| <center>ránosasò</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>ránosasəh</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>ránosas</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>ránosasonò</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>ránosasonəh</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>ránosason</center>
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| Forms in the conditional tend to be more regular than their counterparts in the indicative mood. There are, however, a limited amount of verbs with irregular subjunctive forms. Among these verbs the conjugation of the auxiliary verbs tòram, ''to have'', and kiɣam, ''to come'', is shown:
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| | style="width: 70px;"| || style="width: 140px;"| <center><small>''tòram''</small></center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center><small>''kiɣam''</small></center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>tàsò</center> || <center>kiɣasò</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>tàsəh</center> || <center>kjâh</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>tàs</center> || <center>kjàɣ</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>tàsô</center> || <center>kiɣasô</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>tàsôh</center> || <center>kiɣasôh</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>tâs</center> || <center>kjâɣ</center>
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| The conditional present tense conveys its meanings in the present and in the near future. It has also diverse usages in the dependent clauses
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| ======Imperfect tense======
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| The '''imperfect''' is a simple tense. The infix -as-, the personal endings and the augment, -á-, are added to the verbal roots:
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| | style="width: 70px;"| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || style="width: 140px;"| <center>áránosasò</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>áránosasəh</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>áránosas</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>áránosasonò</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>áránosasonəh</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>áránosason</center>
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| Most irregularities occur in the verbal root, due to the augment. The augment prefix can merge with the verbal root, with possible prominent alterations, resulting in a sort of a past root, different from the basic verbal root. As an example, the verbs íméham, ''to go'', and lîβam, ''to see'':
| | When taking an adjective role, the root is usually expanded by the adjectival suffix '''-i-'''. |
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| | '''ṫjejm-''' → '''ṫjejm-''' + '''-i-''' → '''ṫjejmi''' |
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| | <small>''interr.'' → ''which?''</small> |
| | style="width: 70px;"| || style="width: 140px;"| <center><small>''íméham''</small></center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center><small>''lîβam''</small></center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>ěmehasò</center> || <center>êβasò</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>ěméhasəh</center> || <center>êβaséh</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>ěméhas</center> || <center>êβas</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>ěméhasonò</center> || <center>êβasonò</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>ěméhasonəh</center> || <center>êβasonəh</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>ěméhason</center> || <center>êβason</center>
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| Among the irregulatr verbs the conjugation of the auxiliary verbs tòram, ''to have'', and kiɣam, ''to come'', is shown:
| | As pronouns, these forms display a complete declension, in which the case forms according to the animacy of the referred noun. |
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| | style="width: 70px;"| || style="width: 140px;"| <center><small>''tòram''</small></center> || style="width: 140px;"| <center><small>''kiɣam''</small></center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>áðàsò</center> || <center>áɣiɣasò</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>áðàsəh</center> || <center>áɣjâh</center> | | | || colspan="2" | <center>''who? / what?''</center> || colspan="2" | <center>''how much? / how many?''</center> |
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>áðàs</center> || <center>áɣjàɣ</center> | | | style="width: 100px;"| || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center> || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center> || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''singular''</small></center> || style="width: 100px;"|<center><small>''plural''</small></center> |
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>áðàsô</center> || <center>áɣiɣasô</center> | | | <center><small>''ergative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmek̇ə''' || '''ṫjejmejk̇ə''' || '''sjowpek̇ə''' || '''sjowpejk̇ə''' |
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>áðàsôh</center> || <center>áɣiɣasôh</center> | | | <center><small>''absolutive''</small></center> || '''ṫjejme''' || '''ṫjejmej''' || '''sjowpe''' || '''sjowpej''' |
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>áðâs</center> || <center>áɣjâɣ</center> | | | <center><small>''possessive''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeṗu''' || '''ṫjejmejṗu''' || '''sjowpeṗu''' || '''sjowpejṗu''' |
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| The conditional imperfect tense conveys its meanings in the past and in the near future of a past event. It has also diverse usages in the dependent clauses
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| ======Preterite tense======
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| The '''preterite''' is a compound tense. It is built with the conditional present forms of the verb tòram, ''to have'', with the active past participle of the conjugated verb:
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| | style="width: 70px;"| ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> sing.</small>'' || style="width: 150px;"| <center>tàsò áránosíðə</center> | | | <center><small>''terminative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeʈu''' || '''ṫjejmejʈu''' || '''sjowpeʈu''' || '''sjowpejʈu''' |
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>tàsəh áránosíðə</center> | | | <center><small>''ablative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeʡo''' || '''ṫjejmejʡo''' || '''sjowpeʡo''' || '''sjowpejʡo''' |
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>tàs áránosíðə</center> | | | <center><small>''causative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmeno''' || '''ṫjejmejno''' || '''sjowpeno''' || '''sjowpejno''' |
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>tàsô áránosíðə</center> | | | <center><small>''benefactive''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmepə''' || '''ṫjejmejpə''' || '''sjowpepə''' || '''sjowpejpə''' |
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>tàsôh áránosíðə</center> | | | <center><small>''instrumental''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmema''' || '''ṫjejmejma''' || '''sjowpema''' || '''sjowpejma''' |
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>tâs áránosíðə</center> | | | <center><small>''locative''</small></center> || '''ṫjejmewa''' || '''ṫjejmejwa''' || '''sjowpewa''' || '''sjowpejwa''' |
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| This tense in regarded as essentially regular, being the only irregularities in the participial formation.
| | The quality root can refer freely to either animate or inanimate entities. A distinction of animacy can be inferred by the context or by choice of case forms. However, some declined forms can acquire new interrogative meanings depending on the selected case: |
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| The usages of the conditional preterite tense are essentially limited to dependent clauses.
| | * '''ṫjejmewa''': where (<small>static location</small>) |
| | | * '''ṫjejmeʈu''': where (<small>motion toward</small>) |
| ======Plusquamperfect tense======
| | * '''ṫjejmeno ''': why (<small>cause</small>) |
| The '''plusquamperfect''' is a compound tense. It is built with the conditional imperfect forms of the verb tòram, ''to have'', with the active past participle of the conjugated verb:
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>áðàsəh áránosíðə</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>áðàs áránosíðə</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>áðàsô áránosíðə</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>áðàsôh áránosíðə</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>áðâs áránosíðə</center>
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| This tense in regarded as essentially regular, being the only irregularities in the participial formation.
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| The usages of the conditional plusquamperfect tense are essentially limited to dependent clauses.
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| ======Future tense======
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| The '''future''' is a compound tense. It is built with the conditional present forms of the verb kiɣam, ''to come'', with the present infinitive of the conjugated verb:
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>kjâh ránosam</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>kjàɣ ránosam</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>kiɣasô ránosam</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>kiɣasôh ránosam</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>kjâɣ ránosam</center>
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| This tense in regarded as essentially regular.
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| The usages of the conditional future tense are essentially limited to dependent clauses.
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| ======Anterior future tense======
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| The '''anterior future''' is a compound tense. It is built with the conditional present forms of the verb kiɣam, ''to come'', with the imperfect infinitive of the conjugated verb:
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>kjâh áránosam</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>kjàɣ áránosam</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>kiɣasô áránosam</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>kiɣasôh áránosam</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>kjâɣ áránosam</center>
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| This tense in regarded as essentially regular.
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| The usages of the conditional anterior future tense are extremely limited, usually to dependent clauses.
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| ======Future in the past tense======
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| The '''future in the past''' is a compound tense. It is built with the conditional imperfect forms of the verb kiɣam, ''to come'', with the present infinitive of the conjugated verb:
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>áɣjâh ránosam</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> sing.</small>'' || <center>áɣjàɣ ránosam</center>
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| | ''<small>1<sup>st</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>áɣiɣasô ránosam</center>
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| | ''<small>2<sup>nd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>áɣiɣasôh ránosam</center>
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| | ''<small>3<sup>rd</sup> plur.</small>'' || <center>áɣjâɣ ránosam</center>
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| This tense in regarded as essentially regular.
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| The usages of the conditional future in the past tense are extremely limited, usually to dependent clauses.
| | * '''ṫjejmewa weʡewa''': in which place (<small>static location</small>) |
| | * '''ṫjejmeʈu weʡeʈu''': in which place (<small>motion toward</small>) |
